Watermelon doughnuts

Bake these simple watermelon doughnuts for a fun kids' treat. They're easier than you think and perfect for a summer celebration

Prep:20 mins
Cook:10 mins

Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 421
fat 19g
saturates 14g
carbs 58g
sugars 45g
fibre 1g
protein 4g
salt 0.33g

Ingredients

200g plain flour
180g golden caster sugar
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon
250g buttermilk
2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
30g butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
300g pink candy melts
200g green candy melts
2 tbsp vegetable oil
30g dark chocolate chips
12-hole doughnut tin

Tip

Coloured candy melts

If you can’t get hold of candy melts, dye melted white chocolate with a little gel food colouring. Be careful not to add too much dye or the chocolate may seize.

Method

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and mix well with a whisk to distribute the cinnamon and baking powder. Add the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour the batter into a piping bag and fill the doughnut pan until each hole is approximately three quarters full. Do this in batches if needed.
Bake for 9–10 minutes until risen, golden brown and the tops are springy to the touch. Allow to cool for a couple of mins then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. If the doughnuts have lost their holes during baking use a small cutter or piping nozzle to recut them.
Put your pink candy melts in a microwaveable bowl with 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Melt at 30 second intervals at a medium heat until silky and completely melted. Spoon the pink candy melt over the top of each doughnut wiping off any drips that fall down the edge. Leave on a wire rack until set (about 5-10 mins). Do not throw away the excess pink!
Meanwhile melt the green candy melts in the same way. Hold your doughnuts on the edge and roll them through the green candy melts only covering the outside not the pink. Leave to set.
Cut the chocolate chips in half to create watermelon seed shapes. Dip a cocktail stick into the pink candy melt and mark out the spots to place your seeds then stick on the chocolate chips.